www.CostaRicaTicas.com

Great amalgam of Latin and soul elements, horn-driven. Guess what?--it's still alive.
http://epresskitz.com/kit.php?u=35261024
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1yLj2StbTg << a recent perf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS1o3zvKVhQ << another classic, done recently
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fds9ZQU5T8c << 2 classics as a medley...From "The last Days of the Fillmore"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFxj59Fa9o << a classic and my fave rave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9BRqGpppJw << 1st time he's sung w/them in 40 years (egos, legal difficulties, etc.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpM45arE0XEhttp << he tours occasionally w/Lydia Pense and CB

Unaccountably left off the above was another composite band from LA (Compton Grease?)--War. Both with and without Eric Burdon, they were terrific--a major element in any '70's dance playlist and a strong uplift to the Chicano and Black communities. A bit political for some. Find'm yourself on YouTube but here's a bio: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/war-mn00 ... /biography

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